Government Goes to The Clouds For Its Computing NeedsWhat’s Cloud Computing??Whats the Forecast? Cloudy with a 100% Chance of ComputingIT Cloud Computing Based Solutionswww.Apps.gov by GSACloud Computing for the GovQuestions?SourcesBy: Jarek King ISM 158What’s Cloud Computing??Cloud computingisInternet-basedcomputing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public utility.Virtualizes ResourcesSubscription BasedWhats the Forecast? Cloudy with a 100% Chance of ComputingCurrent Govt IT IssuesNot centralizedHigh Transaction CostHigh Energy CostMore Data Centers = Lower Cyber SecurityAllocating Resources for one day data heavy events.Vivek KundraFederal Chief Information Officer for USA“We need to focus not on building another data center and installing more servers. What we need them focused on is fundamentally re-engineering how these agencies operate, with the focus on the American people, not on infrastructure that you have to keep plowing capital into year after year after year.”IT Cloud Computing Based SolutionsGoogle AppsAmazon Web Services EC2(Elastic Compute Cloud)Windows AzureApps.gov by GSA(Private for government use only)BenefitsDept of homeland security is downsizing from twenty data centers to two in the next 3.5 years.D.C. paid less than $500,000 for a Google Apps License for its employees compared to the alternative that would have cost $ 4 Million.Government Clouds provide extra security for protecting tax, social security or any other confidential information.www.Apps.gov by GSA•www.apps.gov•Government Use only Cloud Computing Services•Vivek Kundra spearheaded and launched apps.gov in hopes that IT services would be easily deliverable to Government Agencies.•Vivek Kundra also wanted to encourage collaboration across all government agencies.Cloud Computing for the GovProsConsScalabilityEasy to ImplementService QualityFrees Up ResourcesLower Cost to maintain system Less Data Centers = Less JobsAgencies may become too dependent on the cloud.SourcesKundra, V. (2010, April 23). Q&A: Obama’s IT guy embraces the ‘cloud’. (R. Leuty, Interviewer) San Francisco Business Timeshttp://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/04/19/daily62.html?page=2Public. (2007, November 18). Cloud Computing. Retrieved April 26, 2010, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computingPublic. (2008, November 24). Vivek Kundra. Retrieved April 26, 2010, from Wikipedia:
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